Sharjah - the cultural capital of the UAE

Written: 3 october 2013
Travel time: 4 — 14 september 2013
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 8.0
My Husband and I went on a trip, his wife and our child of 9 years old. A ticket to the Beach Hotel Sharjah (first coastline) for 10 days with breakfast and dinner HB cost 85 thousand rubles. from 4 to 14 September. From Natalie Tours!
Flight by FlyDubai from Ufa at 4:30, I liked it. Budget company without meals on board. Everything is neat. Sandwiches, beer, water and tea with coffee are bought on board for $5 or 15AUD. On this about the flight will end.
As always, the tour operator stole, I can’t find another word for 2 days. We arrived in Dubai at 20:00 and stood for an hour for a retinal scan. After we looked into Duty-free, and went to our buses, since there were not many tourists in our direction, we quickly went to our hotels without delay. We were at the hotel at 22:45. We left our bags at the reception and went to the restaurant for dinner, as the restaurant is open until 23:00. When we checked in and received the keys to room 129, we were in a slight shock. The room on the 1st floor overlooking the pool and the sea (if you see it) is very small and with two beds, and there are three of us. They asked to change the room, but the hotel was 100% occupied. They brought us a cot, but we could not sleep on it (not comfortable). Moved 2 beds together and slept together. They asked to clear the mini-bar (clear the mini-bar) and bring a kettle (teapot), thanked with one American dollar and went to bed. For room 3+

In the morning +31, the sea +33 did its job, charged us with a wave of positive and we no longer paid attention to the small, not very comfortable room and enjoyed the rest. There were always enough sun loungers and umbrellas (lounger and umbrella). The beach is not big. Ask the guys on the beach, they put everything on their own. The room was cleaned every day, the towels were changed every day too. Bed in a day here. For cleaning 5+
Breakfasts in hotels are monotonous, but very decent. From 7:00 to 10:00 and dinner from 19:00 to 23:00 (everything is very tasty). 5+
For hotel guests - a free transfer to the shopping centers of Dubai and Sharjah on time.
We took Excursions from Natalie Tours “Modern Dubai” $ 75 and Wild Wadi Water Park Wild Wadi $ 70. Modern Dubai is an interesting and informative tour. The ruler of the emirate of Dubai, the current vice president and prime minister of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, drove to the palace and climbed the largest tower in the world, the 828-meter skyscraper, known throughout the world under named "Burj Dubai" ("Dubai Tower"), renamed it, dedicating the building to the President of the UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
On the 124th floor of the tower, at an altitude of 452 meters, there is an observation deck. The elevator raises in 60 seconds. There we looked at all the beauty of Dubai.
On the way we stopped to look at the famous Burj Al Arab hotel (sail). And we looked at the singing fountains near the Burj Khalifa, by the way, there is also the largest mall in Dubai. (shopping center) (Very Bohaty and very D O R O GOY). And also in this mall is the Kindzania Park - the country of children. Who with children is highly recommended. Our son still remembers him. We went there on our own for half a day, but half a day in Kindzania was not enough for a child, but we had a lot in this expensive Mall.
We also visited the Ferrari Park in Abu Dhabi and the Sheikh Zayed Mosque. We visited this on our own. You can rent a car for $50 and fill it up for $50, just like we wanted. By the way, gasoline costs 17 rubles a liter, (shock) We are also in Russia, and even more so in Bashkiria, we pump our oil, and where is this price? Where?

But we met a young man, his name is Batyr, his tel. We were in the park on Wednesday (there were fewer people) so as not to stand in lines. From 11:00 to 19:15 he was waiting for us all this time in the parking lot. We rode all the rides, some 3 times and visited all the performances (shows). In the evening, with beautiful illumination, we visited the majestic Sheikh Zayed Mosque and Tired, but very happy and impressed by everything we saw, we went to our hotel in Sharjah. The journey took about 2 hours. I was glad that we used the services of Batyr, and did not go on our own, because we no longer had the strength or everything else. Taking the opportunity and the Internet, I say Hello to the guys from Yekaterinburg, Anton and Svetlana, with whom I went on this excursion, we did not exchange emails : -(
We also visited Nasser Square, bought our eldest daughter an iPhone 5 for $ 600 with a charging case. And of course we visited fur coat shops : -) .
Classic Greek fur coats in machaon color 54 size 115 cm cost $4.300, bargained for $3.200. Be sure to bargain. The fur is good, but not the freshest, my mother liked it. Italy and black llama and "svakara" are expensive $4.5. 6000 and more, and everything else for $1.5 and $2000 can be bought in CRESSIDA and MONDIAL at our place.
Juices and waters were bought at a Carrefour supermarket such as our OK and Auchan. (MASAFI juices are 100% cheaper than in a convenience store) 15 minutes walk from the hotel to the left. Taxi in Sharjah 10 AUD minimum, if you don’t expect change at the counter 8 AUD, they won’t give you. Taxi from the hotel to Dubai 55-65 AUD. 20 AUD is taken immediately for crossing the invisible border of cities. You can dine in cafes nearby, as well as in the hotel for cash. The average bill for one is approximately 50 AUD.
On the day of departure, we were picked up from the hotel at 6:00 and departed at 9:20. We did not forget to look into Duty-free for the same Alcohol and perfume and flew home with a sense of accomplishment. I just felt like a man, how to return to my homeland. (Joke) I was in the UAE for the last time 20 years ago, I assumed that it was possible to make a breakthrough, but such as they did in their country for this RESPECT AND RESPECT!
Have a good rest everyone. Take a good mood with you and. , Smile Lord! Smile!
Translated automatically from Russian. View original